Pest Control category UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are some of the characteristics that classifies an anthropod? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All the above -
Jointed appendages
Bilateral symmetry
Chitinous exoskeloton
Ants belong to which insect category? - CORRECT ANSWER - Formicidae
The larval stage of a fly is called the maggot. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Which of the following are part of class Insecta? - CORRECT ANSWER - Moths
Termites were once classified under the order Isoptera. Now they are moved with the
order_____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Blattodea
Spiders can be natural enemies of insects. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Ground beetles prey on: - CORRECT ANSWER - Other insects
Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages, which are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
Entomology is know as: - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of Insects
Phytophagous insects feed on: - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants
,One can use insect mouthparts to classify the type of damage an insect can cause. - CORRECT
ANSWER - TRUE
The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and vegetables. - CORRECT
ANSWER - TRUE
Flies are members of the order: - CORRECT ANSWER - Culicidae
House dust mites are links to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Asthma
Control of ants is accomplished though: - CORRECT ANSWER - Application of
insecticides to areas what ants gain entry to the house.
Treating the nest and surrounding areas directly
Use of baits
When an insect is said to have hemimetabolous development, that means: - CORRECT
ANSWER - It has an incomplete metamorphosis
The larvae of the angoumois grain moth feed on flour. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
What does the house dust mite feed on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Shed skin cells
When considering pest management of house flies and related species of flies, consider chemical
control only after you have established a sound program including: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sanitation and exclusion
Which insect can damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and larvae stages? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Flour Beetles
, German and Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Habitat and Flight
Which cricket species are considered a pest of golf courses due to their tunneling and feeding
behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mole Cricket
Smokey Brown Cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoor during seasonal
migration and adverse weather conditions. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Infested flour shows large amounts of webbing with larvae actively feeding. Small, reddish-gray
moths are the adult form. Larvae are not spotted. This insect is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Indian meal moth
Which of the following spiders posses venom that can be deadly to humans? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Black Window
Brown Window
Brown Recluse
The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish-brown, and about 1/8 inch long, can fly, and has
the last three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a club is the ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Red Flour Beetle
The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage. - CORRECT ANSWER -
TRUE
Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as grain flour, as well as on
woolens, furs, and feathers. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Clover mites cause the most of their damage by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Staining walls
and furniture when they are crushed
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are some of the characteristics that classifies an anthropod? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All the above -
Jointed appendages
Bilateral symmetry
Chitinous exoskeloton
Ants belong to which insect category? - CORRECT ANSWER - Formicidae
The larval stage of a fly is called the maggot. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Which of the following are part of class Insecta? - CORRECT ANSWER - Moths
Termites were once classified under the order Isoptera. Now they are moved with the
order_____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Blattodea
Spiders can be natural enemies of insects. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Ground beetles prey on: - CORRECT ANSWER - Other insects
Insects with complete metamorphosis go through four life stages, which are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
Entomology is know as: - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of Insects
Phytophagous insects feed on: - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants
,One can use insect mouthparts to classify the type of damage an insect can cause. - CORRECT
ANSWER - TRUE
The larvae of the house fly develop in animal waste or rotting fruits and vegetables. - CORRECT
ANSWER - TRUE
Flies are members of the order: - CORRECT ANSWER - Culicidae
House dust mites are links to and often thought to be the cause of what disease? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Asthma
Control of ants is accomplished though: - CORRECT ANSWER - Application of
insecticides to areas what ants gain entry to the house.
Treating the nest and surrounding areas directly
Use of baits
When an insect is said to have hemimetabolous development, that means: - CORRECT
ANSWER - It has an incomplete metamorphosis
The larvae of the angoumois grain moth feed on flour. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
What does the house dust mite feed on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Shed skin cells
When considering pest management of house flies and related species of flies, consider chemical
control only after you have established a sound program including: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sanitation and exclusion
Which insect can damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and larvae stages? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Flour Beetles
, German and Asian cockroaches can be distinguished from one another by: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Habitat and Flight
Which cricket species are considered a pest of golf courses due to their tunneling and feeding
behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mole Cricket
Smokey Brown Cockroaches prefer an outside habitat but move indoor during seasonal
migration and adverse weather conditions. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Infested flour shows large amounts of webbing with larvae actively feeding. Small, reddish-gray
moths are the adult form. Larvae are not spotted. This insect is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Indian meal moth
Which of the following spiders posses venom that can be deadly to humans? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Black Window
Brown Window
Brown Recluse
The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish-brown, and about 1/8 inch long, can fly, and has
the last three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a club is the ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Red Flour Beetle
The granary weevil attacks grain before harvest and storage. - CORRECT ANSWER -
TRUE
Dermestid beetles can attack and destroy pantry materials, such as grain flour, as well as on
woolens, furs, and feathers. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Clover mites cause the most of their damage by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Staining walls
and furniture when they are crushed
